Ultrastructural evidence of intercalated disc remodelling in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: An electron microscopy investigation on endomyocardial biopsies

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1847-1854

  Basso, Cristina ^a   Czarnowska, Elzbieta ^b   Barbera, Mila Della ^a   Bauce, Barbara ^a   Beffagna, Giorgia ^a   Wlodarska, Elzbieta K ^c   Pilichou, Kalliopi ^a   Ramondo, Angelo ^a   Lorenzon, Alessandra ^a   Wozniek, Olgierd ^c   Corrado, Domenico ^a   Daliento, Luciano ^a   Danieli, Gian Antonio ^a   Valente, Marialuisa ^a   Nava, Andrea ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a,d   Rampazzo, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; Intercalated disc; Myocyte; Pathology; Transmission electron microscopy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DESMOPLAKIN; DESMOSOME PROTEIN; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; PLAKOPHILIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCALATED DISK; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCREENING TEST; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DESMOGLEIN 2; DESMOPLAKINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUTATION; MYOCARDIUM; PLAKOPHILINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 33748056793     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl095     Document Type: Article

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